Kukavica Surname

271,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kukavica Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kukavica Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina5671:6,2371,276
Croatia4421:9,5671,685
Slovenia1791:13,8983,308
Serbia861:83,0817,083
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Sweden201:492,33835,486
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Kukavića (1) are calculated separately.

Kukavica Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kukavica Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kukavica occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Kukavića. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kukavica? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 271,949th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,089,068 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Kukavica live; 89 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 567 people, or 1 in 6,237. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most prevalent in: Republika Srpska, where 50 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 50 percent reside. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 31 percent reside and Slovenia, where 13 percent reside.

Kukavica Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kukavica earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 44.4% more than the national average, earning $62,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning $51,317 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kukavica
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